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How can I quickly test an API endpoint from the terminal?

Technology / Testing & QA1 observationLast seen Oct 6, 2026

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Oct 6, 2026OpenAI APIWeb search: off

The quickest way is usually curl.

Basic examples

GET request

curl https://api.example.com/users

GET with query params

curl "https://api.example.com/users?id=123&active=true"

POST JSON

curl -X POST https://api.example.com/users \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Alice","email":"alice@example.com"}'

With an API key / bearer token

curl https://api.example.com/profile \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Show response headers

curl -i https://api.example.com/users

Pretty-print JSON If you have jq installed:

curl -s https://api.example.com/users | jq

Handy options

  • -X set HTTP method
  • -H add headers
  • -d send data
  • -i include response headers
  • -s silent mode
  • -v verbose/debug
  • -L follow redirects

Alternative tools

  • HTTPie: more readable than curl 
    http GET https://api.example.com/users
  • Postman/Newman for more involved testing

If you want, I can give you a one-line curl command for your specific endpoint.

Brands

CurlJqHttpiePostmanNewman

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